Improvised Star Trek

Captain Baxter sets a new goal. Lt. Cola picks a new destination. Ensign Lackey reveals a new relationship. Ensign Twilight ushers in a New Age. Improvised June 22, 2014 from Suggestion by Carroll Cottingham Starring Griffen Eckstein as Lt. Cmdr. Fritz Fassbinder, Ensign Leopold Lackey Sean Kelley as Lt. Cmdr. Crick Watson, Lt. Carl, Chucky Irene Marquette as Lt. Lady Cola Alex Richmond as Ensign Twilight Nick Wagner as Ensign Ch'arles Lorem, Adm. Barbacoa Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter, Ensign Greg Oklahoma Joe's BBQ Music from Down Home by Dustin Busch

News about the monthly live show and the Improv Goblet Comedy Festival in Las Vegas on October 3rd and 4th. Plus a bonus scene with poop jokes!

The crew enjoys a nice brunch. Improvised June 15, 2014 from a suggestion by Brian Selby via Facebook Featuring Sean Kelly as Lt.Cdr. Crick Watson Christopher Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes Brendan Stallings as Wayder Nick Wager as En. Ch'arles lorem Matt Young As Cpt. Julius V. Baxter Edited by Eric Scull

Fritz runs afowl of the record industry, while Crick struggles to come to terms with the fleeting nature of love and wormholes.

The search for a replacement doctor begins with a reptile and ends with a whole mess of pancakes. Guest starring Brendan Stallings as Blake Ramirez. Improvised on June 15th 2014. Title suggested by Eric Scull via Facebook.

Kahless is having trouble at his part time gig. Plus news for 2014-08-25 Nick Wagner as Kahless Special Guest Leslie Nesbit as Customer Matt Young as Manager

The USS Sisyphus encounters a tranports ship in need of assistance. Improvised April 5, 2014 from a suggestion by Joe Vincent. Featuring: Griffen Eckstein as Ensign Leopold Lackey, Lt. Son Sean Kelley as Lt. Cmdr. Crick Watson, Lt. Carl, a Greg Joe Phillips as Craig, a Greg Christopher Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, a Greg Nick Wagner as Ensign Ch'arles Lorem, a Greg Julia Weiss as Craigette, a Greg, Lt. Beyontrice Matt Young as Captain Julius V. Baxter, Ensign Greg

Its the USS Sisyphus and vs. the USS Garcia in a war game, and salutations couldn't be higher. Improvised April 6, 2014 from a suggestion by James Honey. Featuring: Sean Kelley as Lt. Cmdr. Crick Watson Chris Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, Dr. F'got Nick Wagner as Ensign Ch'arles Lorem Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter, Ensign Greg, Commander Nightcrawler(nee Treeheart nee Sorak) Griffen Eckstein as Ensign Lackey, Lt. Cmdr. Fritz Fassbinder, Guitar Center Guy, Lt. Cmdr. Ritz Rassbinder Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King, Ensign Beyontrix Joe Phillips as Captain Japhy Whitman, Unnamed Bartender, Ensign Smelt

IST OG Joe Phillips guest stars in this week's bonus scene: Boartender. Listen in the coming woeeks for the full episode(s?) we recorded when Joe last visited Chicago. Due to the general meddling of Life, this week's episode will be delayed until Sunday the 27th. Then the next episode will be release two weeks after that, et. cetera. July's live show is this Friday (the 25th) at the Public House theatre in Chicago. If you order your tickets in advance, you'll receive a link to download a special previously-unreleased episode of the podcast! We hope to see you there! http://pubhousetheatre.com/show/the-improvised-star-trek/

This month's live show will be Friday July 25th at 10pm at the Public House Theater. Come one, come all!!! Many thanks to the women of Improvised Jane Austen for letting us land a shuttlecraft in Regency-era England this week! Improvised Jane Austen's Alex Richmond is featured in today's bonus scene, entitled Baxter's Millions.

Worlds collide as the Sisyphus encounters an alternate Earth with an alternate mad scientist and alternate snow. Which is different from punk snow. Improvised on May 10th, 2014. Title suggested by Soskia Slottje via Facebook. Featuring Mark Soloff and Ryan Schile of Our Fair City, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic. This episodes cover art by Our Fair City artist Dann Tincher For more, visit www.ourfaircity.com

In this warm-up scene, Fritz and Corbo discuss whose cup is this, and whose it isn't. Plus news for 07-07-2014

Corbomite's beliefs and Crick's bee allergies are put to the test when the Sisyphus encounters a being from another dimension. Improvised on Feb. 9th, 2014.

The Captain talks to Hot Bones about her dangerous new hobby. Plus news for 06-18-2014

The crew let's it ride while visiting a space station of ill repute, but when the USS Sisyphus is lost in a game of chance, the only way to get it back is to put on a show! Improvised March 23, 2014 from a suggestion by Chip Aucoin via Facebook. With Special guests Sarah Shockey and Tim Dunn of The Shock T's.

A special scene starring Matt Young and Jordan Klepper of The Daily Show! Plus news for 06-01-2014. Scene Part 1: 0:00 News: 2:45 Scene Part 2: 5:30 Big thanks to Jordan Klepper and Arnie Niekamp of the Premisey podcast for sharing this scene with us. News: Julia Weiss is temporarily away from the show until August, as she went and got hired to work on a cruise ship for Second City. Improvised Star Trek will have their next live show June 27th at iO Chicago, and will be the guests of Improvised Jane Austen(http://improvisedjaneausten.com/) July 12. And we'll be at the Official Chicago Star Trek Convention June 6-8! (http://www.creationent.com/cal/stchi.htm)

Something doesn't smell right when the crew begins to lose their memories while on patrol near the Cardassian border.

News for the week: Our next live show is Friday the 23rd at iO theatre--come down and see what drink specials are on offer! We will also be at the Chicago Star Trek convention from June 6th through June 8th. Please stop by and see us if you're there! Many thanks to Ryan Schile and Mark Soloff of the Our Fair City post-apocalypic sci-fi podcast, who were our guests during our recording session last week. This week's bonus features Mark, and the episode we recorded with Mark and Ryan will be available in the coming weeks! Check out Our Fair City at http://www.ourfaircity.com and Mark's Blastropodcast at http://blastropodcast.com!

Parties abound as Commander Hayes and Holographic Abraham Lincoln struggle to reconcile their private lives with their professional and/or holographic lives. Improvised on Feb. 23rd from a title suggested by Paul Nichols via Facebook. With guest Mary Beth Smith of the Nerdologues and the MBSing podcast.

Something's afoot after a sinister intruder has invaded Corbomite's quarters. Can the crew get to the bottom of this darned mystery? With special guest Bill Stern. Improvised on February 9th, 2014, from a suggestion by Pedro Silhy via Facebook.

News: This week's episode is running late but will be up soon. Also: we'd love to see you at our live show in Chicago on April 25th!

Captain Baxter and Commander Hayes have a very logical conversation, plus News for 2014-04-13. Spock's Appendix was improvised as a warm-up scene on February 2, 2014 from a suggestion by Ryan Keller.

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Struggles over a vacant seat of power? Sex & Intrigue? Hundreds of tertiary characters? A weird pre-occupation with food? That's right, it's Improvised Star Trek. Improvised June 16, 2013 (after the season 3 finale) from a suggestion by David Kramlich via facebook.* Hurdy-Gurdy GOT theme courtesy of youtuber Cherni Grissom. Wedding band was portrayed by Cover Stories.*Rita King & Captain Owl scene recorded 2014-03-13

News for the week of March 16th! To view the video bonus scene recorded by the ?Chicago Sun-Times, check out this link: The Chicago Sun-Times

Lt. King and Ensign Lorem are in a real pickle, emotionally speaking.

The crew decides to deal with the g-g-g-ghosts on the so called "haunted deck" once and for all.

Thanks to our recent iTunes reviews gregor's mentor and walbergr, as well as our sponsors John Godwin, John D'Angelo, and Katie Richeson. We have a Live Show: February 28 iO Special Guest: Clayton Faits Creator/Writer/Actor Our Fair City "a [scripted ]post-apocolyptic sci-fi epic" out of Chicago "ourfaircity.com" We're attending Chi-Fi Con! After rescheduling to 2015, Chi-Fi Con is having a one day event Saturday March 29, 2014. $15 save $5 if you enter " "improvstartrek" coupon code We'll have a table there. Come by and meet us. Poster Contest!!! If you'd like to help out the show, you can send us poster designs to post around Chicago and online. Any design that you think would help to promote the show is fair game! 8.5X11 - leave 2.5x4 area blank for date and ticket info. Due April 1 email them to us: [email protected]. Winners will be announced on our website.

With Captain Baxter indulging in a Starfleet conference, the crew has to slim down with the help of a super-sized friend.

While assisting a group of old-timey settlers, Captain Baxter and the rest of the pack--er... crew--follow the call of the wild. Improvised on Oct. 20th, 2013. Title suggested by Roderick Millar via Facebook.

News for the week: Mary Cait Walthall will be taking a temporary break from the show to study theater in London, so keep all your great Zarlene zuggestions in your pocket for a while! Julia Weiss and Griffen Eckstein joined the Trek About podcast, and Nick Wagner and Sean Kelley chatted with the OCDWeeb podcast. In the bonus scene, Corbomite and Lt. King have "the talk" about where their away team is heading.

The USS Ajax delivers Captain Baxter's fraternity buddies, and his efforts to please them alienate the rest of the crew. Improvised May 12 from a suggestion by Darren Izzard via Facebook. This one gets a bit gross.

Captain Baxter consults Dr. Zonalzon about some aches and pains. Improvised Septermber 22, 2013 from a suggestion by Ryan Kelly via Facebook. There were some techincal difficulties with Dr. Zonalson's audio in the first 20 seconds, so for your information: She thinks Cpt. Baxter has early-onset athritis, and does not believe he's 29. Speaking of technical difficulties, an earlier version of this file ran long. Sorry! Blame the most recent Final Cut update, we're gonna.

Here's to a happy 2014 to you all! In this bonus we look back on 2013 and remember some out favorite moments. Thanks for listening!

It's story time when Fritz(with some help from the rest of the crew) regals the USS Sisyphus's kintergarden class with a story of the time the crew encounter Santa Claus and ran afoul of Krampus. Improvised November 10, 2013 from a suggestion by Paul Nichols via facebook.

Lady & Zarlene see a project get out of control, plus news for 12/16/2013.

Corbomite asks Lorem to go down... to the underdecks on a special assignment that leads him to discover some personal truths, plus Crick's latest abomination. Improvised on Oct 6th. Title suggested by Darren Izzard on Facebook.

A look inside Zarlene's medical library, and news for 12/03/2013

Rita King enjoys some time to reflect while on shore leave. Back on the ship. Cdr. Hayes & LtCdr. Watson console Lt Rogers, an officer from the USS Oblivion who's come to retrieve his brother's remain. Improvised August 11th, 2013 from a suggestion by George Papadakis via Facebook.

Zarlene gets a surprise visit from her little zister.

A deadly virus threatens the crew, and Lady Cola's principles are tested. No animals were harmed in the making of this episode. Improvised January 21, 2013 from a suggestion by Kirk Andrew Everest.

Captain Baxter does not get invited to dinner. News for 11/11/2013

Crick's latest invention causes confusion--and body issues--among the crew in this fready Halloween episode! Improvised on September 8th, 2013. Title suggested by Hannah Parsons via Facebook.

Crick and Lorem place all the ship's hopes on one small head. A warmup scene from 09/22/13, plus news for 10/21/13.

When Captain Japhy Whitman goes rogue, Starfleet sends the crew of the USS Sisyphus on hunt after their former counselor. Improvised July 21st, 2013 Title suggested by Ben McLoughlin via Facebook. Edited by Chris Rathjen

The death of Admiral Hayes has dramatic repercussions on the Hayes family, and threatens to tear the Sisyphus family apart. Improvised August 4, 2013. Title suggested by Justin Kavanagh via Facebook. Edited by Nick Wagner

Chief Engineer Fritz Fassbinder has news for Captain Baxter that can only be described as...disconcerting. A warmup from 09/08/2013, plus news for 09/17/13.

Lt. Karl and Lt. Son find the ship abandoned above a planet equally empty of self-worth. But not everything is as it seems... or is it? Improvised July 7, 2013. Title suggested by Ben Laughlan via Facebook. Edited by Hannah Parsons

Fritz teaches Crick about science. It's the new thing. A brief warm-up scene from 07/07/2013

Corbomite learns an important life lesson about ancient Earth mating rituals. Also news for 08/18/2013